earlier this year, Apple launched it To keep an eye A device called AirTag. While they are useful in finding lost items such as keys, backpacks and more, their sense of abuse has always been there. It appears like that thieves Using airtags to steal cars in Canada. Ontario’s York Regional Police is issuing warnings about how airtags are being used by thieves, according to multiple online reports.
According to York Police, what suspects do is they leave an airtag on a vehicle and then they track the owner’s residence. Once they stole the vehicle from the victim’s path and fled from the spot.
In the last few months, the police have investigated five such incidents where such cars have been stolen. Thieves typically put airtags on high-end vehicles when they are parked in malls or parking lots. AirTag makes it easy to track – in this case – a vehicle.
At the time of the launch of AirTags, Apple mentioned what to do if you find a user with unknown Airtags. If a user detects an unknown airtag, they can tap it from their iPhone or NFC-enabled devices and instructions will guide them to disable unknown airtags. However, unless the airtags are kept in normal sight, it’s really difficult to know if an unknown device is in the vicinity.
Apple also said that iOS devices can detect AirTag that its owner does not have, and notify the user if an unknown AirTag is traveling with them over time. “And even if users don’t have an iOS device, the AirTag will play a sound to attract attention when separated from its owner for an extended period of time,” Apple had explained. However, this feature doesn’t work if you have an Android phone.
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